Squad Lead ​/ Associate Manager Project Management

Position: Squad Lead - Associate Manager Project Management (Active DV Clearance)

Employment Type: Contract (Inside IR35)

Location: Corsham, UK

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3-days a week onsite)

The Squad Lead is tasked with directing essential team tasks, encompassing solution design, system construction, comprehensive testing, and bridging backlog deficiencies.

• Partner with the Authority to align on deployment timelines for every Programme Increment delivery part and ensure compliance with defined governance rules.
• Cultivate transparent communication and coordination among various groups delivering individual Programme Increment elements.
• Maintain accountability for the deployment of the primary IT platform, overseeing the design, development, and stabilization of all environments, including Factory, SIT, Pre-Production, and Production.
• Coordinate with the Technical Lead and Programme Manager to maintain Agile delivery artifacts in full alignment with project requirements.
• Direct daily stand-up meetings, manage delivery outcomes for individual sprints, engage with clients directly, address cross-team dependencies, and collaborate with other groups to ensure collective project success.
• Guide the Development Squad to remain execution-oriented and serve as a facilitator in clearing blockers and issues.
• Act as the principal intermediary linking the Development Squad with Project Managers and the Business Ambassador.

• Excellent communication skills
• Highly collaborative interaction style
• Execution-focused, with ownership of daily stand-ups
• Adept at facilitating the resolution of impediments and blockers
• Accountable for delivering the Core-IT platform, spanning architecture, build, and stabilization across environments

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.